10,000 Children in North Georgia regularly go without food

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Too many children in our own neighborhoods are going hungry EVERY DAY. But there IS a solution, and it starts with you.

At Meals By Grace, we want to alleviate hunger today, but we also want to raise families up to self-sufficiency for tomorrow. We are BY community, FOR community, and our community has so much to give to those in need.

Want to help? Check out our list of food pantry needs and other ways to give so North Georgia’s kiddos can go to bed full this week. 

Studies show that factors that contribute to food insecurity can include poverty, lack of access to affordable and healthy food, unemployment, and underemployment.

According to Feeding America, 1 in 7 people in Georgia struggle with hunger, including 1 in 5 children. Food insecurity can have significant negative impacts on a child’s health, development, and academic performance. It can also contribute to long-term health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Don’t sit on the sidelines of a true pandemic in our world. Support healthy, happy, thriving children by investing your time and treasures where it’s needed most!

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Malik Smith

Director of Human Resources

Malik Smith is a senior human resources executive with extensive experience building high-performance cultures and scalable people operations across healthcare, higher education, utilities, and non proft invironments. He specializes in aligning talent strategy with organizational growth, helping leadership teams place the right people in the right roles while building systems that support long-term performance.

Malik has led enterprise initiatives including HRIS implementation, compensation redesign, workforce planning, and performance management transformation. Known for a practical, business-first approach to HR, he partners closely with executive leadership to build organizations that are both operationally disciplined and people-centered.

He has held senior leadership roles at organizations including Meridian Cooperative and Emory University His work focuses on strengthening leadership capability, improving employee engagement, and building infrastructure that supports growth and accountability.

Outside of work, Malik is a father of two and enjoys fitness, travel, and supporting his children’s academic and athletic pursuits.

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